Following a voluntary prayer and unanimous approval of the July 25th board meeting, work session and executive session minutes, Spencer-Owen Community School Corporation (S-OCS) Superintendent Greg Linton informed the board of the following resignations:

Moving on, the board unanimously approved the following medical leave requests: a two-six week family medical leave for Jan Clark, secretary at SES; and a twelve-week intermittent family medical leave for Amy Thomas, teacher at SES.

Regarding employment, the board voted to approve the following recommendations:

One additional employment request brought before the board by OVHS Principal Rhonda Schafer, hiring OVHS guidance counselor Brad Greene as an assistant high school football coach for the 2013 season, was voted on separately.

Mauder made a motion to approve the request and Cooper provided the necessary second, but before a final vote was cast Abrell made note of the enrollment numbers at nearby high schools and asked Schafer if she realized that OVHS is comprised of more students and fewer counselors. Abrell further asked whether Schafer felt Greene could do both jobs sufficiently, noting that his role as school counselor must come first. Schafer responded by stressing that, yes, Greene’s responsibilities as a counselor must come first and she feels as though Greene can do both jobs.

Brinson joined in the discussion by saying she agreed with Abrell, while White asked if Greene had performed both duties while previously employed at Edgewood High School. Schafer again responded by saying ‘yes.’ White added that he felt as though Greene could perform the duties of both positions without any problems.

The final vote was 5-2 in favor of the motion to hire Greene as an assistant football coach for the 2013 season, with Abrell and Brinson voting against the motion.

In other business, the board approved the following: •Increasing position #12642 (inschool suspension) to 35 hours per week.

•Two monetary donations to the OVHS Athletic Department from the OVHS Athletic Boosters.

•A donation from the Owen County Farm Bureau FFA Jacket Scholarship Fund to the OVHS FFA.

•A monetary donation from the USDA/Rural Youth Development Grant to the OVHS FFA.

•A monetary donation from the Indiana Dairy Council and the NFL for the Fuel Up to Play 60 program to be used by the OVHS Physical Education Department and Consumer Science.

•A 182-day contract for Tina Arthur to drive S-OCS bus A-15.

•An out-of-state and overnight field trip for the OVHS FFA to attend the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, October 30 through November 2.

•Amended Classified Handbook.

•Spencer-Owen Certified Staff Evaluation System.

•Advertising 2014 Budget and CPF Plan, and 12-year Bus Plan.

The Spencer-Owen School Board will meet again on Thursday, August 22, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Central Office, located at 205 East Hillside Avenue in Spencer. This meeting is open to the public.